Grinding mill



Feb. 2 1926. 1,571,812

. S. SNYDER GRINDING MILL 7 Filed March 28. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. -2 1926. 1,571,812

S. SNYDER GRINDING MILL Filed March 28. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 5440mm Simon Snyder Patented Feb. 2, 1926.

UNITED sra'rssearear seics.

srmon SNYDER, or MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA, Ass'r'enoa T0 seaoor, watnaona 00., or MUNCY, PannsYLvAnm, A conroaarron or rsnnsznvnnra.

GRINDING MILL.

AppIication filed March 28, 1923. Serial No. 628,368.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON Snnnnaa citizen of the United States, residing at Muncy, in the county of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Grinding Mills; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to milling machines and more particularly to grinding mills, in which opposed grinding plates or disks are used to grind wheat or other gram.

The object of my invention is to provide a milling machine which may be quickly disassembled for the purpose of exposing the interior to convenientinspection and permitting ready access to the grinding plates or disks for adjustment or removal and replacement, without requiring a complete disassembly, disarrangement or loosening of fixed parts, and without necessitating the removal or displacement of the drive shaft from its bearings.

A further object is to provide anovel twopart, separable shaft, in connection with milling machines, one part of which may be readily disconnected from the other part without disturbing ordisplacing the latter when the machine is partially disassembled. Thus, one end of the machine, through which when assembled, the united shaft extends, may be left wholly intact, while the other end is unbolted and removed from place.

Simplicity of design and arrangement of parts, economy in time and labor afforded for repair and adjustment, accessibility and maximum strength and durability, are fur ther desi'derata which have been borne in mind in the production of my improved 2'is an end elevation of-the same,

taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig; 3 is a sectional side elevation of the assembled machine shown in Fig. 1, taken on a vertical plane through its axis, the shaft being shown in elevation;

Fig. tis a fragmentary elevational view, partly in section, of the separable drive shaft and bearings; V

Fig. 5 is an elevation of the shaft taken at right angles to Fig. 4, the bearings being omitted; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary eleva-tional view of the shaft illustrating a modification.

Referring to the drawings, in which like reference numerals are used to denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, 7 denotes a cast iron or other metal supporting base, to which the superstructure of the mill is rigidly bolted. A feed outlet or dischargepassage 8 (preferably of inverted frusto-conical shape), is formed or provided in said base so as to extend vertically therethrough at one end. A chute (not shown) may be connected at the lower extremity of said outlet passage to convey the comminuted material to any desired point.

A drum-like metal casing which is closed at the top but open at the bottom and formed by oppositely related, separable sections 9 and 10, is rigidly bolted to the base 7 with the constricted open bottom of the casing in direct communication with the feed outlet pasage S. Marginal flanges are formed'at the lower extremities of the sec tions through which bolt holes, corresponding with similar holes in the base 7, are provided to receive fastening bolts. Corresponding radial apertured lugs 11 and 12, are also formed on the outer peripheral margins of sections 9 and 10, respectively, through which suitable bolts are passed to firmly secure. the two sections together.

A circular feed inlet opening 13 is formed through the Vertical wall of the section 10, and a feed hopper 14 is mounted by suitable clamping means at the top of the section in line with said opening. A revoluble agitator -15, keyed to a driven shaft 16, (to be here inafter more particularly referred to) is located within the lower portion of said hopper between its tapering walls.

An oblong, opensided chute 1'? is suitably clamp-ed or screwed into place against the vertical wall of section 10 of the casing with its open side toward and extended below the inlet opening 18, the open end of said chute registering with the lower opening in the hopper, and the closed end thereof providing an inclined bottom for the vertical feed passage 1% thus termed in comunieation with said inlet ening.

A rezrnlatint. closure plate ll), movable 1nwardly and outwardly between suitable guide-ways; by ineana of an adjusting acrcw bolt fil irprovided at the base of the hopper to control the amount of material released there'lron'i into the feed passage.

Alined shatl journal bones ll and 22 are securely bolted at opposite sides ot the easino to sections 5) and respectively, by means: ot suitable yoke members 2 and El, which are preferably formed integr: l therewith aa Shown. An end jonrna box is also provided in alineinent with said lirat mentioned boxes, which is rigidly supported by an upright bracket or standard 26 lirinly bolted "to the base 7. leinovahle cover plates or caps are provided for each of these journal boxes.

A, r-eparable drive ehatt formed by cooperable and colnplcnientary parts 2 and 28, is jonrnaled in radial and end-thrust ball bearings 29 provided in each of the journal boxes El. and An ordinary belt pulley 3 is keyed to part 27 of the drive shaft. and is driven by an endless belt extending therelrom to a revolving element on a power unit (not shown). A strap pulley Jll. is rotatable with the part Qll ot the drive shalt. by means of an elongated groove or heyway 2U formed in the ehal't into which the tree end ol a set screw 31" extending radially through said pulley pro joelw' to lvoy the pulley lo the ahal't. whilo pm'niillinn; the pulley to move longitudinally lhereoi'. From the pulley ill, an endstrap 23:. extended over a driven pulley lieycd to one end ol the agitator shaft us. r nilahle hearings are 'l'ornied or plan rided at the top oi sections t") and ill of the casting to r llpporl. (his Shal't.

.l l-nclosod within the caning: are. opposed grinding: disks or platen ll and 15. the plate l being: securely bolted to and revolublc with a huhhed dial; 2H5 keyed to the part :Ztl ol' the drive shatt. while the plate $135 is stationary and rigidly bolted to the inner vertical wall oli section 10 ol the. 'asing, with itaeyelet or central opening correaponding: with the inlet opening l3 in said exertion. .hl eycd lo the part E2 ot the drive shalt and located axially within the inlet. parnag e lit. in a rotatable teed promoting member or conveyor ST having inwardly tapering triangular blades; 38 at one end and l'lateided oblong blades till at the other end ting; radially thcre'l'roin. The ten deney ot the trian -grular blades to urge the t'eed between the grinding); plates; 23 i and 85 as, it 'l': from the ho n'ier into the feed passage 18. It will be observed by reference to Fig. 3 ol? the drawings that the agitator essentially corresponds in structure with the rotatable conveyor 37.

le'lerring particularly to Figs. ll, ll: and 5, it will be obecrved that; the drive shaft which extends entirely through the casing with its axis corresponding with the axis of the inlet opening 13, is formed as mentioned above, in two parts 53" and 28. These two parts are n'elerahly united at a point cult rior to the using and lliUl convenience, may he joined as shown, within journal box 2-2.

One end of the lixed part 27 of the shalt is adapted to threaded engagement with a suitable locking nut within the journal box 25, while its other end is formed with a tongue 27 adapted to lit snugly within an elongated slot or recess 28 formed by the opposing bifurcated end of the part 28 of the shaft, thus ell'ccting a male and female ronneetion between these two parts. The opposing; end of the shaft part 28 is also formed with a chamber or axial bore 28" within which a helical spring 4:0 is housed.

The united ends of parts 27 and 28 of the shaft are enclosed by a threaded and shouldered guide sleeve or collar il, over which one of the bearings is titted to bear against the shoulder tliereon. a suitable nut being screnuul. thereagainst to hold the sleeve in place. Said sleeve is provided with a stout. dian'letri-al pin extended therelhrough. over which the biturcated end of the part 9.8 of the shaft in slipped, (an illustrated in Figs. l and 5), and against which the end oi" the tongue. on the part 52? may bear. "l he spring ll) also bars tennionahly at one and against said pin and at the other end against the end wall ol the chamber or bore 38". lending; to more the part 1353 outwardly from lf()-(,)l)lil'lll.l\'tl connection with the. part 3? ol the. ahal't.

'lhis sprint: permits the rotatable grind inn; plate. ill to yield or move away tron: the opposing stationary plate 35. time aiding their seranation when pressure against. the free end of the part .38 oi the ahai'l in relieved tor the purpose oli withdrawal. and serves also as; a check to prevent the platen ill and 235 from coming into contact when the part 28 is replaced and not to operative position.

The oppoaite cud ol the part ol' lhe bill. which is supported in journal box t.l.iu likewise hi l'uroattul to slidahly lit over a diametrial pin similarly provided in a sleeve ll. (fOlFOFPOIKllHQ; structurally to the sleevev 4-1.. and a bearing 25) fitted thereover in like manner.

An end-bearing -13 is provided in the extended cover or cap of journal box Ql to norovieldingrlv bear againstthe free end of the united drive eha ll toihojld the. two parts ti l in association and prevent outward movement of the part 28 beyond a predetermined point. A hand Wheel n having a threaded shank extending through the cap of the journal box 21 to press against the bearing l3, is provided for laterally adjusting the shaft.

By reference to Fig. 3' it will be observed that the driven shaft 16 is also constructed in two parts, a male and female connection being established therebetween in order that one part may be removed without disturbing the other part.

Instead of the open-ended slot-and-pin connection between the outer end of the shaft section 28 and the sleeve ll whereby they are caused to rotate together, the end of the shaft may be square or polygonal in cross-section and inserted in a correspondingly shaped bore or opening through the sleeve; this modification being shown in Fig.

6 of the drawings, and a similar connection may be provided between the inner ends of the two shaft sections 27 and 2S, respectively, within the sleeve 4:1, to cause the sleewe to rotate with the shaft while permitting a limited longitudinal movement of the section 28, and adapting it to be removed with the removable casing member.

The knock-down operation of my improved mill grinder is effected as follows:

The endless strap 32 is disconnected and pulley 33is removed, together with one part of separable shaft 16. The holding bolts through lugs 11 and 12 on sections 9 and 10, respectively, are next removed and also the base fastening bolts for section 9. The entire section may then be withdrawn from section 10, carrying therewith part 28 of the drive shaft with associated elements, leaving section 10 and associated parts undis turbed. The grinding plates will thus be exposed to view and will be readily acces sible for repair. If desired, the various parts of the-machine which are bolted or otherwise secured to section 9, may be severally disconnected and removed. When it is desired to remove and replace the grinding plates, section 9 is unbolted and drawn far enough from section 10 to permit disengagement of parts 27 and 28 of the shaft and the set screw 31 in pulley 31 is removed so that the pulley may move'freely beyond the extremities of the key-way 28 in the shaft. The part 28 of the shaft, with disk 36and grinding plate 3% may then be drawn out without removing the journal box 21 or associated parts. The machine is re -assembled by a reversal of this operation, the part '28 of the shaft being re-united with its 'cooperating part 27 by revolving the former until its bifurcated end slips over the cross-pin in sleeve 41, whereupon the several casingbolts, pulley with removed part of shaft 16 and endless strap 32 are replaced to render the machine again operable.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent of the United States is:

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8. A knock-down attrition mill comprising a stationary and a removable casing member enclosing the grinding plates, said casing members carrying on the outer sides thereof alined shaft bearings, a third bearing in alinement with one of said bearings, a sectional shaft journaled in said bearings, one section being carried by the removable casing member, in-s terengaging means on the adjacent ends of the sections whereby they are caused to rotate together while permitting a limited longitudinal movement of one section to disconnect it from the other section and permit its removal with said removable casing member, a second sectional shaft journaled in bearings mounted on said casing, one section being removable with said removable casing member, a hopper having a down spout or conduit leading into an opening in the stationary grinding plate, a rotary feeding and stirring device on each sectional shaft, one arranged within the opening through the stationary grinding plate and the other within the feed hopper, and a driving connection between the two shafts.

9. In an attrition mill having a base and grinder-plate housing, a sectional grinder actuating shaft journaled in bearings supported on said base and housing, the inner ends of the two shaft sect-ions being fitted in a sleeve forming a part of one of said bearings, said sleeve having a cross-pin therein and oneend of one shaft section within said sleeve having a tenon thereon in alinement with said pin, the adjacent end of the other shaft section having an oblong open-ended slot therein slidably fitted on said pin and tenon, thereby causing the sleeve and the two shaft sections to rotate together for actuating the grinder while permitting a limited longitudinal movement of the shaft section having the slotted end and adapting it to be adjusted longitudinally and disconnected from the other shaft section and the sleeve without removing a bolt or screw.

10. In a knock-down grinding mill, having grinder-plates and a housing therefor, a revoluble grinder actuating sectional shaft, adjacent ends thereof having a slot and tongue connection, and a coupling sleeve enclosing the united ends of the shaft, having a cross-pin therethrough adapted to fit within the slot of one of the sections, and alined with the connecting tongue on the adja cent section against which the latter may non-yieldingly press.

11. In a knock-down grinding mill, having grinder-plates and a housing therefor, a revoluble grinder actuating sectional shaft, one end of one section thereof being bifurcated and the adjacent end of the other section having a tongue adapted to fit therebetween, a coupling sleeve enclosing the united sectional ends of the shaft having a cross-pin therethrough adapted to fit transversely within the bifurcated end of one section adjacent to and parallel with the free end of the tongue on the other section against which the latter may nonyieldingly press.

12. Ina knock-down grinding mill, having grinder-plates and a housing therefor, a revoluble grinder actuating sectional shaft, one end of one section thereof. having an axial chamber and an elongated bifurcation formed therein, andthe adjacent end of the other section having a tongue adapted to engage with said bifurcated end, a coupling sleeve enclosing the united sectional ends of the shaft having a cross-pin therethrough adapted to fit transversely within the bifurcated end of one section adjacent to and parallel with the free end of the tongue on the other section, and a spring housed within the axial chamber in the first mentioned section adapted to press against the cross-pin in said sleeve and tending to force the two sections apart.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SIMON SNYDER. 

